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Contract for the management and operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres within Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

14 Aug 2026 at 15:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

24 Apr 2026 at 15:21

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

24 Apr 2026 at 15:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council intends to procure services to manage and operate its Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across Lincolnshire. The work covers the day-to-day operation of the council’s household waste recycling centre network, including waste-tip management services (CPV 90533000). This is a public-sector environmental services requirement delivered within Lincolnshire. The council is the buyer and is seeking market feedback to understand current provider capacity and help shape the requirements for the future contract. The requirement is classified as a service rather than goods or works, and is presented as a single planned service package covering the HWRC operation.

The procurement is at the planning stage and the council has announced pre-market engagement rather than an invitation to tender. Interested organisations are expected to complete a questionnaire through the council’s Panacea e-tendering portal by 24 August 2026 at 10am. The council expects to publish the next notice on 24 August 2026. The planned contract is valued at £15,000,000 gross and is above the applicable threshold. The intended contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The single planned lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The intended procurement procedure and evaluation criteria have not yet been settled in this planning information.

This will suit organisations with practical experience of managing and operating Household Waste Recycling Centres or comparable waste-transfer, recycling, civic amenity or waste-tip facilities. Relevant providers are likely to need the operational capacity to run a network of public-facing sites across Lincolnshire, manage day-to-day site activities and support safe, reliable handling of household waste. Experience in waste management services, recycling operations, environmental compliance, customer-facing facility management and contractor performance control would be useful preparation. The council has specifically indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises may be suitable, so established regional operators and capable specialist businesses should consider engaging early to explain their capacity, operating model and relevant experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for the management and operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres within Lincolnshire.

Notice Description

The contract is to provide operation of Lincolnshire County Council's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) within Lincolnshire.

Planning Information

This Pre-Market Engagement Pack is intended to inform the market of an upcoming opportunity, assist the Council in understanding current market capacity, and solicit feedback to help shape our requirements. Interested Organisations should register on Panacea, find the opportunity and complete the questionnaire. https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/supply-council-goods-services/find-tender-opportunities Questionnaires should be submitted via Panacea e-tendering portal by no later than Monday 24th August 2026 at 10am.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068adf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077763-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90533000 - Waste-tip management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lincolnshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN1 1YL
Postcode Area
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Local Authority
Lincoln
Electoral Ward
Carholme
Westminster Constituency
Lincoln

Further Information

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